I post this video for promotional reasons, as it does not come close to comparing to owning the actual album that was released back in 2003. Please guys, i urge you go buy yourself a physical copy. Amazon claims to only have two left as of the last time i have checked it. I already have a copy of it that comes with the beautiful scenic shots of the Okinawa island and shore. :P (mind its kinda scratched up, but still alive)
Quoting a few segments from the albums own booklet:
“-Keith Gordon was born in the UK, and arrived in Okinawa in 1997. He has been a DJ for the past fifteen years, starting out in the warehouse scene of the late 1980's and going on to build a reputation around England and Europe for his open-minded mixes of rare groove, funk, house, and techno. During that time, he remixed artists such as Picnic and Fielfrauz and had success in Europe with a dance version of the theme to Twin Peaks. He continued to DJ when he arrived in Okinawa, setting up Souljazz Inc. and promoting events around the island.
-American Jon Taylor went to Okinawa in 1998 to conduct environmental research. Before this, he’d been a record store buyer, world music radio and club DJ, journalist, producer, and musician, playing guitar with reggae band Murder City Players and backing legendary reggae musicians U-Roy and The Ethiopian. With his groups The Subjects and Mach 5, he released techno records, combined with undercurrents of ambient, industrial, and world music.
-Before they met, in 1998, Okinawan music had seeped into their psyches. Both had the notion to combine the traditional sounds around them with their own individual tastes and experiences in dance, electronic, and world music. Deciding to combine these ideas was to become Ryukyu Underground.”
I've buffed the sound a 'teeny' bit given that i know you guys can't exactly put youtube through a particular EQ, so think of it as some extra push to the sub and mid high frequencies so that you guys can better hear the spectrum of sound given in this album. I didn't do it too much so that i wouldn't distort the original sound. I really hope you guys enjoy it. Im sure you will.
Tracklisting & Start Times:
01. Soi Soi 0:00
02. Shimijima 5:13
03. Ashibi Shongane 10:58
04. Shinkaichi 16:12
05. Tinsagu Nu Hana Dub 22:26 (Super creepy when I was a kid)
06. Kokusai Dori Dub 27:22
07. Yanbaru Birdcall 33:09
08. Koza Riot 40:27
09. Agarji 46:19
10. Snow in Okinawa [Remix] 51:44
